Technical malfunction behind postponed launch of Soyuz MS-02 to ISS detected
The technical malfunction that led to the postponement of the Soyuz MS-02 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), has been detected and will be fixed, Vladimir Solntsev, the...
ESA: A lot will depend on the results of the first ExoMars mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) will consider proposals for the financing of the ExoMars project and ESA-Russia joint program of Moon exploration at a ministerial conference before the end of the...
Yuri Malenchenko leaves team of Russian cosmonauts
Russia’s Yuri Malenchenko, who is number two after Gennady Padalka in terms of the most total time spent in space, has left the team of cosmonauts, as follows from information available at the...
Where the Small Moon Rules
Pan may be small as satellites go, but like many of Saturn’s ring moons, it has a has a very visible effect on the rings. Pan (17 miles or 28 kilometers across, left of center) holds open the...
Cassini Begins Epic Final Year at Saturn
After more than 12 years studying Saturn, its rings and moons, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has entered the final year of its epic voyage. The conclusion of the historic scientific odyssey is...
Some Ancient Mars Lakes Came Long After Others
Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams on Mars formed much later than previously thought possible, according to new findings using data primarily from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The recently...
How to Spot an Asteroid with Mobile Astronomy Apps
NASA launched its OSIRIS-REx mission to visit asteroid Bennu. Once there, its spacecraft will take a sample of the asteroid and return the material to Earth. In this edition of Mobile Astronomy,...
Antarctica Provides ICE to Study Behavior Effects in Astronauts
A trip to the Red Planet begins long in advance of liftoff. NASA’s journey to Mars includes preparing astronauts to cope with several months of isolation, confinement, and in an extreme environment...
